Meetings & Events

The Structural Engineers Foundation of Washington will host Behind the Scenes Stories of Washington State's Latest Generation of Unusual Buildings on Tuesday, May 28, at 5 p.m., in the Isabella Room at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. John Magnusson, senior principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates, of Seattle, will present the program. The event is free. Register at sefw.org.



The Washington Business Alliance will hold a luncheon on Tuesday, June 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Haskins Steel Co., 3613 E. Main. Craig Dias, vice president and general manager of Haskins Steel, and Roz Solomon, executive director of the Washington Business Alliance, will discuss PlanWashington and speak about work with the Inslee administration. To register, email info@wabusinessalliance.org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold its 28th Annual AGORA Awards on Wednesday, June 5, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The cost is $35 until May 29, and $40 thereafter. GSI's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold A Conversation with Kent Caputo, Kalispel Tribe Economic Authority COO, on Thursday, June 6, from 7:45 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 for member and $50 for others. GSI's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold Nonprofit Organizations = Good Business on Tuesday, June 11, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. GSI will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane-Agribusiness: Food for Thought on Friday, June 14, at 7 a.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others until June 12, and $30 for members and $55 for others thereafter. For information and to register for these events, go to greaterspokane.org.



The Inland Northwest Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America will hold an afternoon social on the deck on Wednesday, June 5, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the McKinstry Innovations Center, 850 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Ste. 100. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about design-build. RSVP to 954-2326.



The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its June breakfast on Thursday, June 6, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at the Ramada at Spokane Airport, 8909 W. Airport Drive. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for others. For information, email community@westplainschamber.org.

Workshops & Seminars

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Photoshop 101, Thursday, May 23, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Facebook Basics, Friday, May 24, from 11 a.m. to noon; Basic Windows 7, Tuesday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to noon; Internet Basics, Thursday, May 30, from 11 a.m. to noon; and Etsy, Thursday, May 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to www.tincan .org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Woman-Owned Small Business Certification workshop on Friday, May 24, from 9 to 11 a.m.; a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop on Thursday, June 13, from 8 to 11 a.m., and a free Building a Capabilities Statement workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3651.



Unleashed Online Media will hold Reach and Relevance with Online Display Advertising on Tuesday, May 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $25 and includes lunch. To register, go to unleashed-online.com or email felicia@unleashed-online.com.



Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold a Wage and Salary Systems-Compensation Strategy workshop on Wednesday, May 29, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and an Incentive Compensation Made Easy workshop on Wednesday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. These workshops will be held at Associated Industries, 1206 N. Lincoln, and the cost for each is $85 for members and $140 for others. To register or for information, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.



SCORE will offer the following training workshops: Advanced Topics in Using Social Media for Your Business, on Wednesday, May 29 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.; How to Start a New Business, on Wednesday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and How to Write a Business Plan, on Wednesday, June 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost for each is $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, and $15 for an additional person from the same company. To register and for information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.



Project Management Institute Inland Northwest Chapter will hold its Spokane Professional Development Day 2013, on Tuesday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, 100 N. Hayford, in Airway Heights. Rick Brenner, of Chaco Canyon Consulting, of Cambridge, Mass., will present The Race to the South Pole: Ten Lessons for Project Managers. The cost is $175 for members and $225 for others and includes breakfast and lunch. Register by May 31 at pmiinw.org/pdd. For information, email pdd@pmiinw.org.